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The Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council (PCI SSC), has announced the election results for its 2016 Special Interest Group (SIG) project.

Special Interest Groups are community-led initiatives that address important security challenges related to PCI Security Standards. One new Special Interest Group is selected every year, but groups may run for more than 12 months in order to complete the agreed-upon goals.

PCI member organizations, including merchants, financial institutions, service providers and associations, voted on five proposed Special Interest Group topics submitted by their peers. The winning topic selected for 2016 was, “Best Practices for Safe E-Commerce”

The new Special Interest Group is slated to kick off in January 2016

The Council invites PCI member organizations and assessors interested in getting involved in this SIG project to register on the PCI SSC website by 4 January 2016.

The community choose from among five strong proposals, so it was certainly not an easy decision,” said Jeremy King, International Director, PCI SSC. “We are encouraged by how many Participating Organizations were involved in the submission and election process this year. SIGs continue to be an excellent vehicle for putting their expertise to work to improve payment card security globally